Executives say government decisions about restrictions should wait until more is known about omicron, but they admit it’s a difficult call.
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Maine health officials monitor new variant as delta drives record COVID-19 hospitalizations
Health officials are still waiting to see what effect the holiday weekend will have on transmission, but they expect cases to surge again.
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Storey resigns from Ward 5 seat on Westbrook City Council
The replacement for the one-year remainder of his term will be selected under a new policy put in place after caucuses were eliminated from council elections.
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Augusta summit takes on cracks in mental health system
The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified longstanding problems with mental health care as the demand for treatment has increased, experts say.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Amazon accused of under-reporting coronavirus cases contracted at work
Of the almost 20,000 employees the company said contracted the coronavirus last year, Amazon maintains only 27 potentially caught it at work.
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New info shows omicron variant spread wider, earlier than originally thought
New findings made it clear that the threat slipped into countries before their defenses were up, as two distant nations announced their first cases and a third reported its presence before South African officials sounded the alarm.
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Infections, deaths and hospitalizations mount as Maine braces for post-holiday rise in COVID-19
Maine set a new hospitalization record as health officials gear up for the possible arrival of a new variant, omicron, that has the world on edge.
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Our View: New COVID variant could be the new normal
As long as the coronavirus is spreading around the world, we will have to stick with public health interventions that work.
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CDC says all vaccinated adults should get boosted
The agency previously recommended booster shots for adults age 50 and older.
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Quebec reports case of omicron COVID-19 variant
It’s the third confirmed case in Canada.